Wouldn't you call this unethical behaviour?

[TommyVercetti]

No, it's not me doing it. I don't even have this much money.

Some guy at work has some stackable coupons for Target, and is trying something shady. He told me that he ordered a camera from there, and the total was around 700. The same camera sells at other places like BB and CC for $900. So he is just gonna lose the recipet and return it to BB, and pocket the difference.

Isn't this unethical? He says it's just playing the market.

 

[mpitts]

If he "loses the reciept", he isn't going to be able to take it back anywhere and get his money back.

 

[LordJezo]

It's called "Hot Deals"

 

[hjo3]

I guess it's a bit suspicious, but if BB has a return policy that would let him do that I guess there's nothing really wrong with it.

 

[DaWhim]

HOT!!!!!!!!!

 

[TwinkleToes77]

ofcourse its unethical.. but even if he returns it.. BB is only going to give him store credit without a receipt

 

[TommyVercetti]

According to him, he will return it after Christmas, and stores won't care much for reciepts. I guess I didn't ask him about that. Maybe he meant pocket the store credit.

 

[Metalloid]

Yeah they will give him store credit most likely.

I agree it is very unethical, but not illegal. Just hope that BB decides that $900 is too much to give in store credit without a receipt...

EDIT: Hey Tommy, just what exactly do you keep in F:\Program Files\Y ????

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
No, it's not me doing it. I don't even have this much money.

Some guy at work has some stackable coupons for Target, and is trying something shady. He told me that he ordered a camera from there, and the total was around 700. The same camera sells at other places like BB and CC for $900. So he is just gonna lose the recipet and return it to BB, and pocket the difference.

Isn't this unethical? He says it's just playing the market.

Any place that accepts returns without a receipt will only giive him store credit, not cash.

 

[ddwbi0]

I havent returned anything there lately, but I think they had some policy saying that only up to 200 would be refunded on the spot. Everything else would be returned as a company check through the mail....or something like that

 

[kranky]

How can that not be unethical?

He's going to return a camera to BB that he didn't buy from them, hoping they will give him $900 that they never got from him. It's safe to assume that those cameras don't cost BB $900.

And people wonder why companies are getting stingy with return policies. It's because of ripoff artists like that.

 

[CraigRT]

sounds like a good deal

screw the big guy..
little guy wins!

yay!

 

yes, unethical. And as others have stated, you will only get store credit.

 

[NeoPTLD]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
sounds like a good deal

screw the big guy..
little guy wins!

yay!

Raised in People's Republic of Canada?

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: Metalloid
Yeah they will give him store credit most likely.

I agree it is very unethical, but not illegal. Just hope that BB decides that $900 is too much to give in store credit without a receipt...

EDIT: Hey Tommy, just what exactly do you keep in F:\Program Files\Y ????

I am a man of many tastes. I only desire the finer things in life.

 

[DaWhim]

even if only store credit, he can sell it to someone with 10% off.

 

[StageLeft]

It's unethical and illegal. Your coworker is a fvcktard.

I'm shocked some here think this is not illegal. Please explain how?

Let's put it this way: I can get this camera for $200 because I work at the company. I buy 10 of them for $200, and return that $2k worth of cameras for $9k in Bestbuy store credit. I've just made $7k from bestbuy, and they've essentially paid $900/camera, when their normal cost might be, let's say $600. I've ROBBED them $300/camera. That's not illegal?

 

[randomlinh]

of course it's unethical.

 

[NeoPTLD]

And if a corporation tries to do unethical things on you, you guys b*tch like no tomorrow. Talk about double standard.

 

[jpeyton]

Not really. Your friend spends $900 in credit at BB, and BB gets a camera that they can sell for $900.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Not really. Your friend spends $900 in credit at BB, and BB gets a camera that they can sell for $900.

I dare you to call a manager at bestbuy and see if they agree with that.

 

It's contingent.

It may be or may not be ethical. If you let the store know, some store managers agree to do an exchange or give you store credit. However, if you conceal the fact that you got it from another store, then it is unethical. The intent to profit itself isn't unethical, however.

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Not really. Your friend spends $900 in credit at BB, and BB gets a camera that they can sell for $900.

Best Buy doesn't need people to make fraudulent returns to get cameras to sell. Your logic is weak, and this is clearly unethical.

 

[teddymines]

Couldn't they look up the serial number and quickly determine if it is theirs? Or check with the manuf to see where that s/n was shipped?

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: teddymines
Couldn't they look up the serial number and quickly determine if it is theirs? Or check with the manuf to see where that s/n was shipped?

They probably check only the SKU and can't be bothered or are unable to check the serial against their records.